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North Vancouver Mayors Ask Eby for Inquiry Into Water Treatment Project
North Shore mayors highlight $3.86 billion cost surge and urge fairness in cost sharing and governance to address multi-decade financial impacts on households.
- Mayors Linda Buchanan and Mike Little called for a public inquiry, a governance review of Metro Vancouver and a fair cost sharing, raising these requests with B.C. Premier David Eby on Thursday.
- The project's projected cost has ballooned to $3.86 billion from $700 million in 2017, and the mayors say Metro Vancouver's cost-sharing formula no longer reflects original budget commitments.
- North Shore households could face new annual fees ranging from $590 to $1,182 over 30 years, while decommissioning and remediation costs of the existing treatment facility remain unquantified.
- Provincial government representatives and Metro Vancouver representatives did not immediately comment, while the mayors say they are not disputing the original budget but allege the formula is treated 'like a blank cheque' and local governments in B.C. must meet strict debt requirements.
- Without direct elector votes, the mayors warn communities that will carry the debt could inherit generational financial burdens, and Buchanan and Little say, 'Our residents bear the financial burden of Metro's borrowing decisions without the democratic safeguards that provincial law otherwise guarantees.
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North Vancouver mayors ask Eby for inquiry into water treatment project
Two mayors from Vancouver’s North Shore are calling for a public inquiry into the cost of a new wastewater treatment facility, along with a governance review of Metro Vancouver and a mechanism to ensure fairness in cost sharing.
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North Vancouver, B.C., mayors ask Eby for inquiry into water treatment project
NORTH VANCOUVER - Two mayors from Vancouver's North Shore are calling for a public inquiry into the cost of a new wastewater treatment facility, along with a governance review of
North Vancouver, B.C., mayors ask Eby for inquiry into water treatment project – Energeticcity.ca
NORTH VANCOUVER — Two mayors from Vancouver’s North Shore are calling for a public inquiry into the cost of a new wastewater treatment facility, along with a governance review of Metro Vancouver and a mechanism to ensure fairness in cost sharing. A joint statement from Mayor Linda Buchanan from the City of North Vancouver and Mayor Mike Little from the North Vancouver district says they brought those requests to B.C. David Eby during a meeting o…
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